Is it just me, but iPad apps aren't a bargain anymore..

Simon

@HolyMoses said:

@Simon said:

@Crabman said:
I collected more than enough apps over many years so i rarely buy a new one. Hence i don‘t care if it‘s more expensive than back in the days. And if i gonna buy something new, it has to put something really special on the table.

I kind of feel the same way. How many synths or drum machines do you really need or actually use once you have bought them?

I know there are people who quip "you can never have too many synths" but what if the app store had 1,000 synth apps? Or 10,000? Would you feel the need to buy them all? When would you ever get the chance to use them all?

If all iOS apps were $100 each, like many desktop apps, then how many would we still say we "need"?

Let’s face it, we humans are collectors by nature!
Our genetics force us to collect things, a lot of thing, and, even if we not really need all stuff, it’s good for the human being…

I know people collecting things as an hobby - one guy that has over 200 guitars, but only use three of them, and, people collecting cars, but almost never drives them.

So, if it feels OK, buy all the apps you desire and longing for, because the life is to short to hesitate…

Yeah - all good points.

I guess the other thing is: how many movie tickets have you bought to see crappy movies? If you get an afternoon's fun out of an app for $10 then it is like spending that on a lousy Hollywood movie ticket. And, unlike the movie, you get to keep the app.

I remember years ago when Sugar Bytes "Egoist" came out on a Friday night I spent the entire weekend learning it and mucking around with it. A cheap weekend's entertainment.

robosardine

It’s flower seeds that get me. You buy them based on the beautiful pictures on the packet. Follow the instructions…….. six months later - nothing 🙁 what can you do then? 😀

Simon

@robosardine said:
It’s flower seeds that get me. You buy them based on the beautiful pictures on the packet.

How about TV dinners - they look great on the packet but come out of the microwave a grey, soggy mess.

"Serving suggestion"

Fruitbat1919

@robosardine said:
It’s flower seeds that get me. You buy them based on the beautiful pictures on the packet. Follow the instructions…….. six months later - nothing 🙁 what can you do then? 😀

Or the bloomin slugs eat the lot!

Spidericemidas

@A_Fox said:
I think they’re still a bargain.

Inflation adjusted, most apps are Less than I was paying for Commodore 64 games in the late 80s, when I was a kid with a paper round.

Cubasis on iOS is less than the price on the st in the early 90s.
If you were to inflation adjust that 90s price, I think you’d clearly see we are getting a cheap deal.

Truth is early AppStore prices were just silly and unsustainable for music apps.

This I agree with 100%. Back in the early 80s, a Galaxians cartridge for the 16k Atari 400 was at least £30 in Woolworths. I remember saving up to buy one. Does only one simple thing over and over again and barely used up any kilobytes. Nothing compared to what the likes of Cubasis and Korg Gadget can do these days and all for not such a wildly different price. For me personally, iOS music apps still remain an incredible bargain for what they can do.

hghon

I got MiRack on sale a few years ago for $10, Drambo for something similar. That’s infinite sonic power and possibility for the price of a nice lunch in my country. Every time I use these I feel I’m ripping someone off.
I’ve hoarded so many apps I don’t really use because they were quite cheap. I can’t help but think this pricing model is unfair to developers and unsustainable.
I think we sometimes look at iOS apps as toys when some of them are absolutely professional grade synths and tools that can make stellar music in the right hands.

Antos3345

Yes, some valid points here. I guess we were spoiled. I had bought many great apps when they were cheaper and now learning them more and more. I guess if one doesn't like the price of something, they don't have to buy.

HolyMoses

@hghon said:
I got MiRack on sale a few years ago for $10, Drambo for something similar. That’s infinite sonic power and possibility for the price of a nice lunch in my country. Every time I use these I feel I’m ripping someone off.
I’ve hoarded so many apps I don’t really use because they were quite cheap. I can’t help but think this pricing model is unfair to developers and unsustainable.
I think we sometimes look at iOS apps as toys when some of them are absolutely professional grade synths and tools that can make stellar music in the right hands.

Your last sentence say everything: all apps are toys if they are in wrong hands - right hands can make awesome stuff with these "cheap" music apps...

Antos3345

I think everything is as good as one's creativity. You can have the best and most expensive synth or gear in front of you, but without any creativity or emotional feeling, it won't be productive.

AtticusL

@HolyMoses said:

@Simon said:

@Crabman said:
I collected more than enough apps over many years so i rarely buy a new one. Hence i don‘t care if it‘s more expensive than back in the days. And if i gonna buy something new, it has to put something really special on the table.

I kind of feel the same way. How many synths or drum machines do you really need or actually use once you have bought them?

I know there are people who quip "you can never have too many synths" but what if the app store had 1,000 synth apps? Or 10,000? Would you feel the need to buy them all? When would you ever get the chance to use them all?

If all iOS apps were $100 each, like many desktop apps, then how many would we still say we "need"?

Let’s face it, we humans are collectors by nature!
Our genetics force us to collect things, a lot of thing, and, even if we not really need all stuff, it’s good for the human being…

I know people collecting things as an hobby - one guy that has over 200 guitars, but only use three of them, and, people collecting cars, but almost never drives them.

So, if it feels OK, buy all the apps you desire and longing for, because the life is to short to hesitate…

Hear hear.

abf

The prices for most iOS apps still seem very fair to me. I wish for demo versions, though. I'd pay even more if only I could demo the app for a few days before purchase.